Finance

Global MP gains new funding

Global MP has secured a fresh £7.5m working capital facility from Centric Commercial Finance.

Chancellor urged to boost business support in the Budget 2014

Business groups including the BPIF, Institute of Directors (IoD) and Forum of Private Business (FPB) have called on the chancellor of the exchequer to step up support for businesses in his penultimate...

Trinity Mirror profits up despite continued revenue decline

Cost-saving strategies helped deliver a 2.6% increase in adjusted pre-tax profit to £101.3m for newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror, in its financial results for the year ending 29 December 2013.

Funding difficulties leave printers asking if scheme is viable

With the government continuing to pump money into the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) faster than it can be spent by either the BIS or the intermediaries through which the vast majority of funds are...

Service Point UK report reveals "significant limitation"

Up-for-sale Service Point UK has filed its overdue financial statements for 2012, with the directors admitting a “significant limitation” on the period over which the directors are able to consider...

Tangent posts positive trading update

Tangent Communications has announced a 20% increase in its like-for-like underlying operating profit for the 12-months to 28 February 2014.

Communisis 'in good place' to deliver more growth

Sales and profits are up at Communisis, and the group believes its latest spend on HP T-series inkjet presses will make it the biggest transactional printer in Europe.

Funding for Lending figures show decline in net business lending to SMEs

Net lending to SMEs from the 34 banks that are participating in the one year extension to the Funding for Lending scheme (FLS) declined by £1.3bn in Q2-Q4 2013 while net lending to households from the...

St Ives announces £40m digital marketing acquisition

St Ives has acquired digital marketing agency Realise Holdings bolstering its expanding family of marketing subsidiaries.

Internet trade boosts Macfarlane revenues

Packaging firm Macfarlane Group experienced 1.5% revenue growth in the 12 months to 31 December 2013 citing strong trading in the internet retail sector for its progress.